Valentino Purchased by Qatari Royal Family

Valentino's Royal Buyer, Mr. Mickey's Rap Alias, and Sophie Theallet's Big Prize br> The company that owns Valentino is selling the Italian fashion house, and the royal family of Qatar is rumored to be the frontrunner in the bidding war. Not true, says Valentino CEO Stefano Sassi. "As previously stated, Valentino has seen increasing interest from a number of potential...

The Queen not pleased with royal wedding dress displayThe summer exhibition at Buckingham Palace includes this year a special treat for the Kate Middleton fan - the royal wedding dress is on display as we showed you last week. But one rather important member of the royal family did not find it to be such a treat during their preview walk...

Sheikha Mozah on Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed List... Sheikha Mozah, the best dressed member of the Qatari royal family, has been voted one of the world's most fashionable women by Vanity Fair magazine. Did you hear that? Her Highness is now an official fashion queen, along with her actual royal title too. It's no surprise really is it? She's...

Royal Family Christmas 2011Yesterday the royal family celebrated Christmas with a visit to Sandringham Church. It was Kate Middleton's first Christmas at Sandringham as Duchess Catherine, and lots of hats were involved. Kate turned up in a sleek maroon coat and a coordinating chapeau with a bow in the back, while...

Royal portraits released; Duke and Duchess of Cambridge fly off; Middletons leave hotelNew footage today after the Royal Wedding show the official photographs taken inside Buckingham Palace immediately after Their Royal Highnesses Prince William and Princess Catherine's return. The portraits show the happy couple alone, with the flower girls and pages, and with the Royal Family...

Another Royal Wedding Watch: Zara Phillips Gets Engaged to Mike Tindall Probably not the usual descriptors for a member of the British Royal Family. And now she is set to marry the man she met on the eve of the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final, in which he played and won, Mike Tindall. The combination of royalty and rugby-royalty is certainly a first for someone 12th...

Top five best dressed royals of all timeFemale members of the Royal family have moved on a great deal when it comes to fashion. Gone are the long dresses, smart looks and covered up legs of old and in have stepped strong independent women with style. Hot on everyones fashion lips is of course "new princess" Kate Middleton who has...

Issa dress rises to meet royal demandsKate Middleton who is now the princess of the British Royal family chose to wear an Issa dress to announce her engagement and this brand has been in huge demand ever since. When someone well known wears something by a designer, then the whole world takes notice. The London based fashion brand...

The Royal Beasts Exhibit at The Tower of London It was common for exotic animals to be given to members of the royal family as gifts and they would be kept and used for court entertainment from time to time. As part of the Royal Beasts Exhibition artist Kendra Haste has created several modern sculptures using wire mesh that are dotted...

ViewonFashion Magazine: ROYAL ASCOT Vivienne WestwoodRoyal Ascot is an English racecourse located in the small town of Ascot (Berkshire). We've all seen photos of the British royal family wearing outrageous hats in Ascot. And now, the famous race is being revamped, to create a more contemporary image while retaining its heritage. That's why...

Royal Family At Epsom Derby In a delightful combination of the royal wedding and the Kentucky Derby, the royal family attended the Epsom Derby today. Obviously they wore amazing hats. Regretfully, we don't have photos ofPrince William and Prince Harry's top hats, but we do have a whole lot of lady hats to show you....

Royal Watch: Catherine at BAFTA Brits to Watch Gala They have really injected a young and fresh feel to the practically staid image of the British Royal family. And from what I've read of them so far during their first official overseas tour, everyone who has met them has said only wonderful things about them :) The Royal couple are...

A Royal Appointment: Clogau Gold: Yes, our Spring & Summer 2011 product offering is heavily influenced by all things Royal, including the capital of British Royalty, London. New collections include Kensington, Royal Roses and Lillibet. Alongside this, we have launched a Royal-themed bridal campaign to promote our...

Princess Beatrice to auction controversial Royal Wedding hat for UNICEFBefore the Royal Wedding took place, speculation was rife about what the members of the Royal family and of course, Kate Middleton, would be wearing, so when we were finally given a glimpse of all of their outfits on the big day, the fashion world went Royal Wedding crazy. Fashion sites all...

Looks | Royal Wedding StylesPhoto |We heart it | Click on the image to read more With tears in our eyes we followed the fairy-tale ceremony of the Royal Wedding last Friday. Kate – or Catherine as we are supposed to call her after the entry into the Royal Family – looked just gorgeous in that ivory dress, designed by...

THE ROYAL WEDDING: McQueen! Pastels! Hats! Oh my!Ohmygodohmygodohmygod – the Royal Wedding has officially happened. Kate Middleton is officially a member of the Royal Family. Oh, and she wore this beautiful gown by – you guessed it – Alexander McQueen. Feel free to stare in awe at the picture above, in which her train is held by sister...

Westminster Abbey 2 Nights Before the Royal WeddingTook the long way to the Abbey, passing by Big Ben first :) London Eye in the distance The Abbey from the side Floors were being scrubbed, cleaned, polished for the Royal family and their guests And this is where Kate will walk through last as a commoner, and first as a princess :) It...

Colour Blocking Royal StyleIf you were in any doubt that bright, bold colour blocking is de rigueur this summer, hopefully this image of the British Royal Family on Friday evening will set aside your concerns. Never known for their stylish, trend-setting abilities (except for Princess Di and now Kate Middleton, Duchess...

Kate Middleton and Prince William on The Royal Yacht Brittania in Edinburgh, Scotland who marry each other on Saturday Britain's Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Prince William and his wife Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, laugh as they leave a drinks reception on the royal yacht Brittania in Edinburgh, Scotland July 29, 2011. The members...

Queen Elizabeth Royal Family Christmas 2012 PHOTOSWhile Kate and Will are spending their Christmas with the Middleton family in Buckleberry, and Harry is still serving in Afghanistan, the rest of the Royal family gathered at Sandringham Estate this morning in Norfolk, England for their annual holiday tradition. And of course, Queen Elizabeth...

Happy birthday Kate! As the Duchess of Cambridge turns 31, we look at 31 looks from her royal engagementsSince becoming a fully fledged member of the royal family, the Duchess of Cambridge's fashion choices have been analysed to the minute detail. And she's been awarded a A Star for style. Whatever Kate is photographed wearing you can be sure it's sold out within hours, as women desperately try...

Worn Through " Fashion Bytes — Fashion Finance If the Qatari royal family is behind Mayhoola, is it a return to the tradition of royalty setting the fashions? What effects do these financial take overs have on the creative process? Do they incite creativity, or increase monotony? Should the financiers take the couture houses' histories...

Al Fayed moving into online fashion Al Fayed sold to the Qatari royal family, Harrods London's most famous department store in 2010 for just over £1.5 bn and is thought to have approached Bauer Media to buy cocoas.com the discount fashion website. It is thought that negotiations advanced and Al Fayed lieutenant Jeffrey Byrne...

The Royal Wedding Part IPosted by Jennie T My Latest Obsession: The Royal Wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William It's no secret that I am obsessed with Britain's royal family (I wrote about Kate and William's engagement in November), so with only four days to go until the big day for Kate Middleton and her...

I Caught the Royal Wedding FeverAs I am not a fan of the royal family (you could go as far as to say I really, really don't like them), I wasn't intending on doing much for the royal wedding. I was planning on running to my computer the minute I woke up to see the dress, which was all I was really interested in. But of...

What Time Is The Royal Wedding On? The TV Schedule Complete With Times!Thanks to my British grandmother, I was raised with a great love for the Royal Family. It became a tradition for me to follow their lives and keep up to date with the goings-on in Buckingham Palace. In fact, from the age of 5 and up, I used to write a letter to Queen Elizabeth every year. It...

From Our Royal Correspondent: Kate vs. ZaraFrom Our Royal Correspondent: Kate vs. Zara By PreppyPrincess.com The past few generations of the British Royal family have seen an abundance of near polar-opposites of the definition of just what it "means" to be royal. Princess Diana v. Camilla, Queen Elizabeth v. Princess Margaret, even...

Royally stylish " StyleZAPWhen we use the term future Royal its usually in the context of someone who's about to marry into a Royal family. But in the case of this shoot by Ala Wesolowska and Sebastian Siebor we suspect the play on words is something a little different, namely, the fusion of regal and historical...

Top five style influential woman in politics and the Royal family: Sarah Palin, Kate Middleton and moreThere's no doubt about it, whether we like it or not, the royals, politician's wives and politicians themselves have a huge impact on our style. Whatever highstreet number Kate Middleton wears sells out in seconds, while her inlaw Zara Phillips shows us that casual can be cool. We're hot on...

Zara Phillips Wedding Royal Family Photos Styleite And it seemed like a lovely affair! Of course, the whole royal crew was there — Queen Elizabeth, Princes William and Harry, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, and Kate Middleton/Duchess Catherine/we never know what exactly to call her. That said, the nuptials were much more low-key than Kate...